Evan Peters Quotes

I am a fan of all genres. My big thing is to serve the purpose of the script and what the director wants. If it's a comedy, I want to be funny; if it's action, I want to bring the action. If it's drama, I want to be the catalyst for that drama. That's the fun part; it never gets boring being an actor.

I'd like to do something dramatic or a different kind of role, but I tend not to separate comedy and drama all that much.

I'm really enjoying being able to do these unhinged comedies and emotional dramas alike. I'm having a lovely time. After shooting a role that requires months of crying, it's quite nice to be able to play something very different.

All good actors are unpredictable, and a little crazy in a good way, because they feel more secure playing other people than themselves.

If I ideally can, I'd do a comedy, and then I would do something where I'm a mental patient, and then I'd go back and do a comedy so I can continue to express myself in different ways.

There's nowhere to hide in the theatre. You can't be the one in rehearsal who doesn't know their lines.

I've done comedy, and I've done drama. I've sort of been a journeyman in my career so far.

'24' is a pretty serious show - there isn't a lot of improv that is happening. Having said that, I do play around with the delivery. A lot of the humor comes from playing a character who is very furious and really up in her own brain and in a serious situation. That is humorous to me.

There's always a concern as an actor that you'll be boring unless your character is swinging from a chandelier.

In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov!

You know what I would really like to do? I'd like to do a half hour drama with comedy in it.

I play guys who never smile, and I never stop smiling.

When you're playing a character in a book, there's already a lot of pressure because all of the millions of people who have read the series have been able to envision and become very attached to the characters.

I want to be uncomfortable - acting is uncomfortable.

I'm still fighting really hard to get any role I get. If it's comedy, I go for the laughs. And if it's drama, I try to tell the truth, and try to play the real stakes of whatever scenario the character's in.

In all my years as an actor, I had never been me - I had always hidden behind my glasses, mustaches and funny voices.

I find that comedy is my specialty, but drama is slowly starting to move up in that rank. I've always liked playing a character that has depth and that I'm able to bring my own niche to.

It's an actor's job to play all the human conditions - light, dark, and medium.

I enjoy doing everything, comedy and drama. I just look for the characters really and what they offer.

I think a lot of the instincts you have doing comedy are really the same for doing drama, in that it's essentially about listening. The way I approach comedy, is you have to commit to everything as if it's a dramatic role, meaning you play it straight.

And as much as I love the gritty characters, I like to play all sorts of characters. I'm an actor. I love to create.

Long scenes of emotion are quite difficult - you've got to build up to them and make sure you're in the right emotional space.

I like to invest as a performer in the director's vision and then bring a sense of reality to whatever I'm doing, whether it's comedy or whether it's drama, and trust that they're going to tell me if something's reading as funny or if it's reading as dramatic or reading in the right tone.

I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.

I have always been down to test what I can do and push the limits of my acting. I have always wanted to try new genres and stuff - but I love comedy. I grew up on comedy, and I love having a good time and making people laugh. But it is also really nice to switch it around and make people think and feel some darker emotions.